Noun
(now historical) A fortified residence or encampment in Angola, or the military power associated with it. [from 19th c.]
A remote settlement in inland Brazil originally founded by fugitive slaves or their descendants. [from 19th c.]
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI was at a quilombo. The slightest afrodescendant weighed 7 arrobas [230 pounds]. They don't do anything. I don't think they even serve for procreation anymore. Jair Bolsonaro
There will not be a centimeter demarcated for indigenous or quilombo reservations. Jair Bolsonaro
Reasons included growing quilombo militias raids in plantations that still used slaves, the refusal of the Brazilian army to deal with escapees and the growth of Brazilian abolitionist movements. Source: Internet
November 20, 2003 is Brazil’s day of recognition in honor of Zumbi de Palmares—a 17th century African warrior who escaped slavery and led Brazil’s largest and strongest Quilombo, or fortified town for African escapees. Source: Internet
Some quilombos would grow to an enormous size, becoming a real independent multi-ethnic state. citation Everyday life in a quilombo offered freedom and the opportunity to revive traditional cultures away from colonial oppression. Source: Internet